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marylwalk |
Jax Beach Business District
Feb 16 2007, 10:29 AM EST
During my junior & senior years I worked at Floyd's Five & Ten. If was on First Street, next to Bennet's Drug Store. This was my first experience in the workplace, and I learned a lot about life. My brother, Jim, worked at the Beach Theater during that time. Joyce and Philip Rowe also worked at Floyd's. We worked every day after school and on week-ends. I think we were paid something like $.50 an hour, but of course, money went a lot further then (1954, 55), and we had a lot of fun. The store always smelled like suntan oil. one of our biggest sellers. You could hear the music from the Merry-Go-Round and the bumping of the "Dodgem" cars. I still remember the smell of car grease. I also remember "Cigar" Brown, who worked on the rides.
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1. RE: Jax Beach Business District
Jun 7 2007, 8:11 PM EDT
Cigar Brown? Short, stocky?
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2. RE: Jax Beach Business District
Jun 8 2007, 11:17 AM EDT
Yes, he was short and stocky, always wore khaki clothes and had a brother who was verrrrrry tall and skinny, they called him "Legs." He also worked on several of the rides. He had dark hair and little beady eyes. They both worked on the Dodgem cars a lot I think.
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3. Antique Autos & Racing on the Beach
Mar 23 2008, 5:51 PM EDT
The recent Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Automobile Show had three cars that set world speed records on Jacksonville's beaches - the 1910 Buick Bug, which set a 20-mile speed record from Atlantic Beach to Pablo Beach (Jax. Beach), and back again. Also, a Wisconsin Special driven by Sig Haugdahl, who is now buried in Jacksonville. He wasthe first man to go three miles a minute on Daytona Beach, but set the world speed record on Pablo Beach. The huge 1909 Blitzen Benz was also scheduled to appear, making it the first time all three have been together since they shared the beach back when. A 1923 Simplex Piston Ring Special, which raced on Jacksonville's beaches, was restored last year after being discovered in Arlington. Further, William Evenden (Fletcher class of '54) won Best in Class for his 1910 Ford Model T Touring Car. Do you find this valuable? |
